Laos vs Nigeria: Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Laos
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -0.6455 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.6596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Laos, a difference of 0.0141 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Nigeria ahead.
Laos ranks 151st and Nigeria ranks 149th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3966 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2664 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -0.8306 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8382 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0076 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Laos |
| 2020s | -0.7345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8227 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0882 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance estimate, Laos or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -0.6455 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.6596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance estimate between Laos and Nigeria?
- 0.0141 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nigeria?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Nigeria rank globally for regulatory quality - governance estimate?
- Laos ranks 151st and Nigeria ranks 149th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Regulatory Quality (RQ) captures perceptions of the government’s ability to design and implement policies and regulations that promote private sector development. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.